
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has cleared the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill that seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan if they faced religious persecution there, sources said on Wednesday.
A bill to amend the the Citizenship Act, 1955, is likely to be introduced in the Parliament in the next two days, the sources said. (PTI)
Published : 4 December 2019, 12:04 PM IST
Topics : Afghanistan Bangladesh Citizenship Amendment Bill non Muslim refugees Pakistan Parliament Union Cabinet winter session